MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 40 MPH, IN WHICH THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DUE TO THIS FAILURE, SHE BEGAN HAVING PREMATURE CONTRACTIONS ( 7 1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT) AFTER HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE WITH HER STOMACH. ALSO CAUSED HER TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR 2 DAYS. ACCIDENT OCCURRED TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK